diff --git a/buildrunner/steprunner/__init__.py b/buildrunner/steprunner/__init__.py
index 8674aa2..236f30d 100644
--- a/buildrunner/steprunner/__init__.py
+++ b/buildrunner/steprunner/__init__.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.multi_platform = multi_platform
         self.container_labels = container_labels
         # network name is used to identify the network that the build step is running in
-        self.network_name = f"{build_runner.build_id}-{step_name}"
+        self.network_name = f"{self.id}-network"
 
     def run(self):
         """